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A collection of celebrity anecdotes about their Jewish childhoods includes contributions by such figures as Billy Joel, Billy Crystal, Michael Bloomberg, Woody Allen, and Steven Spielberg. 50,000 first printing.
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Alan King conceived and developed this book in the period of time before he died, in May 2004. It would be his final accomplishment in a lifetime of prolific achievement.
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Some sleepless night, pick up this collection of short, sweet reminiscences; it's like an old friend whose many facets never cease to entertain and enlighten. The section "Life in the Jewish Family and Neighborhood" contains recollections from Susan Stamberg, Neil Sedaka, Alan Dershowitz, and others, hailing from Manhattan, Winnipeg, Brooklyn, and, of course, Brighton Beach, that fabled neighborhood of "old country" Jews. "Jew in a Non-Jewish World" contains Neil Simon (speaking of Brighton Beach) on persecution, recalling that "they let me live because I was a good softball player," and Lisa Solod, whose southern accent comes from growing up in the small, tight Jewish community in Morristown, Tennessee--"the proving ground for my life as a Jew." "Milestones and Holidays" includes Leslea Newman (another Brighton Beacher) recalling her bobbeh's (grandmother's) matzo ball soup for seder, served in the pot she inherited and uses today. Outstanding in "My Defining Moment" is Jamie Lee Curtis, who delineates the four major connections she, though raised essentially without religion (as she is raising her children, too), has made to her heritage. What with warmth, wisdom, and humor on hand throughout, this is a book you don't have to be Jewish to like--so enjoy. Whitney Scott
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- PublisherFree Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0743260732
- ISBN 13 9780743260732
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages272
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